Sanitary floor-cleaning device.



C. J. MARRIOTT.

SANITARY FLOOR CLEANING DEVICE. APPLICATION'EILED AUG-14,1915.

11,255,9UQ. Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

CHARLES JARVIS MARRIOTT, OF COMFORT TOWNSHIP, KANAIBEG COUNTY,MINNESOTA.

SANITARY FLOOR-CLEANING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. f2, 1918.

Application filed August 14, 1915. Serial No. 45,453.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that 1, CHARLES JARVIS MAR- mom", a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the township of Comfort, county of Kanabec,and State of Minnesota, have. invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sanitary Floor-Cleaning Devices, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in scrubbing pans and has for itsobject the provision of an improved construction of this characteradapted to facilitate the scrubbing and drying of floors.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which 7 Figure 1is a perspective View of a scrubbing pan and cooperating brush embodyingmy invention, and

Fig. 2, a vertical section of the pan.

The preferred form of construction as illustrated in the drawingcomprises a rectangular sheet metal pan 3 open at one side and providedwith an upwardly and inwardly inclined sheet metal entry trough 7 Copiesof this patent may be obtained for 4 projecting slightly outwardly anddownwardly beyond the edge of said pan and upwardly and inwardly wellinto the same. At its inner edge trough 4 isprovided with a dependingreinforcing flange or lip 5 which serves to stiffen the inner edge oftrough against bending or distortion. On its bottom opposite trough 4pan 3 is provided with a depending centrally positioned foot 6 adaptedto cooperate with the outer edge of trough 4: to support the pan in asubstantially horizontal position on the floor. At its side oppositetrought pan 3 is provided with a substantially vertically extendingwater guard 7 extending entirely across the corresponding side of thepan and partially along each adjoining side, said guard being slightlyoutwardly bent to con stitute a spout 8 to facilitate the discharge ofwater from said pan. Two bails 9 are secured to opposite sides of pan 3at slight distances apart to facilitate the carrying of said pan withouttilting of the same.

Coiiperating with the pan 3 is a scrubbing brush comprising a head 10having bristles 11 on one side and a flexible rubber strip 12 on anotherside, said strip 12 constituting a squeegee.

In use the floor may be scrubbed in the usual manner by means ofbristles 11 on brush 10. After the scrubbing is completed if it isdesired to dry the floor the water on the floor is forced upwardlythrough trough 4 into the pan 3 by means of the squeegee 12 as will bereadily understood. This water will be retained in the pan by virtue ofthe fact that trough 4 projects upwardly well above the same and may bereadily discharged through spout 8 when desired. The guard 7-8intercepts any drops of water thrown by the squeegee thus facilitatingthe drying operation and preventing splashing of ad oining obects.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into efiect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not Wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

A scrubbing pan comprising a body portion having a bottom and sidemembers, an entry trough extending the full width of the pan andcomprising an upwardly and rearwardly inclined bottom portion andvertical side portions, the forward edge of said bottom portionextending below the bottom of the body and the upper edge terminatingconsiderably below the upper edges of the side members of the body and aguard at the rear end of said body portion extending the full widththereof and comprising a back bent in horizontal cross section to form adischarge spout and vertical side elements having their lower endssecured to the side members of the body portion, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES JARVIS MARRIOTT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD PETERSON, O. A. PETERSON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Tatents,

Washington, D. G.

